Portland Basin Museum’s ever popular magical ‘Meet Father Christmas’ event is back and we can’t wait to welcome you. Father Christmas will be meeting and greeting children in our cosy old fashioned parlour on our 1920s street, which has been specially decorated for the festive season. Each child will receive a gift and you will have the opportunity to take a photo with Father Christmas.

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Tickets must be pre-booked via TicketSource. Tickets go on sale at midday on Monday 28 October - be quick, they sell out fast! Book your tickets here.

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We are releasing tickets within 30 minute time slots, with 15 tickets available within that time slot. Your time with Father Christmas will last around 5 minutes and you can arrive any time within your 30 minute time slot. Tickets are £9 per child – please buy one ticket per child. Each child will receive a gift. If you bring more than one child, they can all go in the parlour to see Father Christmas at the same time. Please be aware you may have a short wait to see Father Christmas.  

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This year we are running the event over 3 dates, with different additional activities happening around the museum on each day:

Sunday 1 December 2024 – there will be free children’s craft activities available on this day 11am-3pm

Saturday 7 December 2024 - there will be free children’s craft activities available on this day 11am-3pm

Sunday 8 December 2024 – there will be a handmade market in the museum on this day 10.30am-3.30pm

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